Strategic Supplier Relationship Management Advisor

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Support the delivery of strategic supplier relationship management support to government agencies
• Facilitate opportunities for collaboration with suppliers, markets, and agencies across the system
• Permanent, full-time opportunity I Wellington based
• Salary – $101,911 - $121,196 + Kiwisaver + Employee Wellness Benefit

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

NZGP is a branch within The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). We have a vision for New Zealand’s government procurement to be fair, transparent, inclusive, and efficient. It will deliver more value and respond to changing government priorities. 

While we live and breathe procurement, our branch is a support function to those doing the mahi in the procurement system – government agencies and the suppliers and providers they work with. 

Reporting to the Manager Business Relationships you will be assisting with the delivery of strategic Supplier Relationship Management support to government agencies. This work aims to support the development of contract management and strategic SRM capability in agencies through a tool kit of resources and training activities.

You will work to identify and collaborate with the most critical suppliers on a pan-government basis. The team is responsible for facilitating opportunities for collaboration with suppliers, markets, and agencies across the system.
You will be a source of knowledge and guidance for the team, and actively and regularly engage in coaching and mentoring of other team members.

Our team works to bring back the customer voice and ensure they are getting the best support available from NZGP. You will work with suppliers and businesses wanting to engage with the government procurement system regularly, ensuring they are also well supported. You will have a customer focus, ensuring a positive customer experience.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required

• Extensive expertise in Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), category management, and contract management, with a strong interest in strategic SRM practices.
• Proven commercial and procurement analysis skills, with the ability to design and implement robust, effective strategies and solutions.
• Superior ability to influence and collaborate with external agencies and suppliers.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, demonstrating a proactive approach to building relationships and delivering creative solutions that meet stakeholder needs.
• A strong client service ethic and good relationship management skills.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to produce clear, concise, and high-quality commercial documentation for diverse audiences.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills; demonstrated by credibility, personal or collaborative influence, managing expectations and targeted persuasion.
• Self-motivated and accountable, with a proactive attitude and the ability to quickly adapt and take ownership of responsibilities.
• Strong multitasking and project management skills, capable of effectively balancing multiple priorities and initiatives.
• Significant experience in influencing and negotiating with stakeholders, suppliers, and senior managers and driving innovation, added value and benefit realisation.
• Must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand.
• Relevant qualifications or membership in a related field are desirable.

Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE - About MBIE:

MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.

People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.

• Mahi Tahi – Better Together
• Māia – Bold and brave
• Pae Kahurangi – Build our Future
• Pono Me Te Tika – Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity – Hīkina Whakatutuki – which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.

E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, katutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapakua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.

Me pēhea te tono - How to Apply:

Click here to view the position description.  All applications must be submitted via our online process and include a cover letter and CV.

Email Charlotte Pottinger at charlotte.pottinger@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/17788 if you have any further questions.

Applications close on Wednesday 30 July 2025 (midnight)